Motorcycle Safety Guide: Summary of Motorcycle Safety Efforts (Text Table)

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How Effective Are the Measures?

Safety Effort	Unknown	Likely	Effective in Certain Situations	Scientifically Proven
State motorcycle helmet laws				X
Motorcycle rider training	X
Motorcycle rider licensing	X
Helmet use promotion programs	X
Helmet law enforcement, noncompliant helmets	X
Alcohol impairment: detection, enforcement and sanction		X
Alcohol impairment communications	X
Conspicuity and protective clothing	X
Other driver awareness of motorcycles	X

Unknown: Limited or no high-quality evidence.
Likely: Likely to be effective based on balance of evidence from high-quality evaluations.
Effective in Certain Situations: Demonstrated to be effective in certain situations.
Scientifically Proven: Demonstrated to be effective in several scientific evaluations with consistent results.

Adapted from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Countermeasures That Work, 20115

References

References are located on the Endnotes page.

 

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